Employee was cleaning out material that was stuck in the hopper grizzley. The hopper oveflowed, dumping material into the grizzley. The material knocked off employee's hard hat-additional material caused a head laceration.
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Showing all 4While working on the scalper cleaning out rock, a rock flipped over onto EE's hand. The middle finger was caught between the wall of the scalper and the rock.
WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE 1979 JOHN DEERE MOTOR GRADER. PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP, GRABBED BOTH HAND RAILS AND RIGHT KNEE POPPED. INTENSE PAIN AND IMMEDIATE SWELLING.
SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE REBUILDING A GEAR BOX. WHILE REPLACING THE GEAR & SHAFT, THE GEAR SLIPPED & CUT AN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.